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The New York Knicks managed to come back from behind Sunday night to beat Indiana 106-100. The line on Tuesday's game 4 with the series 2-1 favoring Indiana opened at Pacers -2.5.
In coming back from a 20-point deficit, the Knicks avoided the dreaded 3-0 hole that no NBA team has ever managed to come back from. Game 4 is Tuesday night in Indianapolis.
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"I know you guys roll your eyes when I say no lead is safe, but no lead is safe," said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, who has now presided over three wins this postseason in which his team trailed by at least 20 points. New York also overcame a 14-point deficit in its second-round series with the defending champion Boston Celtics.
Game 4 will take place in Indianapols Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT
The Pacers are 29-22 against conference opponents. Indiana is 6-2 in one-possession games.
The Knicks are 34-18 in conference play. New York ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 15.7 fast break points per game led by OG Anunoby averaging 3.4.
The Pacers are shooting 48.8% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 47.4% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 115.8 points per game, 0.7 more than the 115.1 the Pacers allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Myles Turner is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Pacers. Haliburton is averaging 19.5 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 24.4 points, 12.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson is averaging 29.9 points and 6.7 assists over the last 10 games.
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